Married Councilwoman Megan O'Keefe and her cop-boyfriend nothing but trouble for Edgewater's citizens
EDGEWATER, Fla -- About the time all the nastiness in Edgewater began near the end of October, I started to feel sick to my stomach.
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Silver Airways to provide round-trip passenger service between Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach starting Jan. 16
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Silver Airways will begin daily, non-stop flight service between Fort Lauderdale International Airport and Daytona Beach International Airport on Jan. 16, according to Volusia County officials.
REMEMBRANCE: Seminole County Sheriff's motors deputy Matt Miller killed 7 years ago today
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MAITLAND, Fla -- Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma and others in a video tribute today remembered Deputy Sheriff Matt Miller, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Maitland Boulevard at the intersection with Gateway Drive, while attempting to make a traffic stop.
Family movies on tap at New Smyrna Beach Regional Library: 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Family & 'The Sword in the Stone'
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By HENRY FREDERICK
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Make movie watching a family affair at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, which will show three family-friendly movies in January.
The free movies include:
• “Alice in Wonderland”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5. Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to Wonderland, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. Mia Wasikowski, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter star. Rated PG, 108 minutes.
MILESTONE: Bob Ford, Port Orange councilman & retired police chief, has succumbed to cancer
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PORT ORANGE, Fla -- Bob Ford, a feisty political stalwart in municipal government, has lost a longtime battle with cancer. He was 74.
FORECAST: Christmas shaping up to be perfect in Central Florida, but more immediately cold & patchy frost
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The weather on Christmas is shaping up to be picture perfect for Central Florida, but more immediately it's going to be cold tonight with patchy frost after 3 am, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Public employees across Volusia County collect more than 64,000 pounds with ‘Feed the Need’ food drive
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DELAND, Fla -- Public employees collected more than 64,000 pounds of food during the eighth annual countywide “Feed the Need” public employee food drive. That brings the total of the eight-year program to more than 782,000 pounds.
Henry Frederick: Award-Winning Journalist for Daytona Beach News-Journal, 1996-2004
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- Henry Frederick was the most prolific metro reporter in the newsroom in his 8 1/2-years with the Daytona Beach News-Journal, from 1996 to 2004, amassing more journalism-industry awards than any other reporter.
Volusia School Board member Jamie Hill Haynes caught in NC snowstorm
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By HENRY FREDERICK
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DELAND, Fla --
A major snowstorm, which has already buried parts of North Carolina with over a foot of snow, continued to cause travel disruptions and power outages into Sunday evening with more than 500 traffic accidents reported.
Daytona's ISC enters into agreement to acquire assets of Concord, NC-based Racing Electronics
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- International Speedway Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Racing Electronics based in Concord, NC., both companies stated in a joint written statement.
